Fine scale feeding behavior of Weddell seals measured by mandible accelerometer

• Main Authors: Naito, Y., Bornemann, Horst, Takahashi, A., Plötz, Joachim
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Atka; Weddell; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Weddell Seals
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/20814/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/20814/1/Nat2009a.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.33009; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.33009.d001

Seals are supposed to forage in efficient manner during dives due to strict physiological constraints. Understanding of foraging behavior is essential for a comprehensive understanding of overall diving behavior. Although several techniques of measuring feeding behavior have been developed, direct m...